Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-08
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ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND.
In mis Annual Report he Describes

In HIS Annual Report he Describes the
Affairs OF the Department or j ustice.
Washington, Dec. 6-The annual re-
part of Attorney General Garland was
transmitted to congress to-day. It gives
a full account OF the business OF the de-
partment OF justice during the last fiscal
year, together with ststistics OF crime
against the United states.
The number OF ordinary suits now
pending in the court of claims 10 LILO
$i4, ,250,009. The number OF
cases filed under the Bowman sot is
l ,8l9, involving $4,000, 900 The petit
tioDs filed IN French speliation cases
number 5 $50, representating 2.AS6 yes
sells and about $50. 100000. The amount
reported IL favor ut claimants :a eighty
one OF these passed upon is about S;A25, =
GOO, varying in sums from $66 to $45. .Sl8.
During the last fiscal year, 1,777 OWL
suits were terminated. In 922 OF these
judgments were for the United States
in 102 Tor the defendants, and 704 were
either mol pressed, twenty six were sp.
pealed from the district to the circuit
court. and twenty-four from the circuit
court to the supreme court. There were
pending July lst 4,054 civil suits in
which the United States WAS a party.
During the year there were l2,907
criminal prosecutions. mostly for viola
tions OF customs and internal revenue
laws. The aggregate amount of iudg-
ments rendered in favor of the United
States in civil suits was ST. ,05I, ,250, and
the amount a,tually collected on those
iudments wac $l52. 558 while SIS. .67S was
obtained op. Judgments rendered in
former years for the United States and
$240,229 was otherwise realized in civil
suits.
The attorney general calls attention 10
the suggestions and recommendations
made by him in hie last annual report
in regard to matters calling for remedial
legislation and again urges the necessity
of immediate action thereon. These
subjects are as follows:
Fees OF marshais in the territories
pay OF deputy marshals, reylsion of the
! fee bill, substitution of fiscal for calendar
year, protection to civil officers and wit
| nesees, fees OF witnesses and Jurors
criminal procedure, per jury and laws
and jaries in the DISTRICT OF Columbia
In q chapter in regard to the confine.
peent and treatment of United States
prisoners, the attorney general says:
He is now more than eyer convinced
OF the absolute need Of government
penItentiary and retormatory. The cost
| OF conducting government penitentiaYy
will not be greater eventually than the
cost OF subsiding the prisoners in the
I'yarious penitsntiaries throughout The
country will be. He advocates the ap-
pointment OF d com missioner toinauirs
| into the advisabilIty OF building GOV.
| ernment penitentiary and reformRfory
end says that it would seem that th,
United Stated should have model prisoni
and reformatories of its own in which Il
confine it's criminals, and in which pro
visions could be made for the employ
ment OF the inmates at some suitable in
| dustsies on q system. of labor whlct
would not violate the recent cot OF CON.
gress nor be inconsistent with the laws
pasted in the states and prevailing opin
ion relative to the subject OF contrac
labor. The attorney general calls atten
ton to the necessity for additional legia
lation for restoring and preserving cour
records, and makes an urgent appea
in behalf of certain changes in the Judi
Icial system Of the country. II is i'm
possible to over estimate the neceHsit
that exists for change in the judicie
, system to meet the demand of the con
etenrly increasing business OF th
country; and / would simply call q,
teDtion in this connection to my sua
gestions in the last report, and respect
. fully urge that some change be mad
, shat will remedy the evils complaiDed /
on oil sides, whether that change be /
: accordance with my views oSpot. The o.
I torney general urges an appropriate
0 Tor the erection on the ground adlace,
/. to the department OF justice of o snits
. BILE building for the accommodation
the supreme court and other courts an
J commissioners OF the United State
{ He asks that congress provide for IN
Q Inishing portraits of the judges OF II
supreme court to adorn the chambers
that court. Attention 10 invited to Il
I necessity of extending the iurisdictit
J. OF the federal courts to crimes commi
y ted upon American vessels nayigatir
n the great lakes and the connecting y
ters. Congress 10 urged to define mo
y particularly the jurisdiotion OF aommi
d Bioners Of circuit courts snd also to tal
N some action for the settlement OF on
% standing olaifns ofwitpe6ses and jurc
. ioK services during and prior 60 u
I. year 1885. Increased expenses In Il
u sesyice OF process has been experience